60764028-adeb-4316-987a-14b3b21a8f9aengutf8datasetEnvironmental Information Data CentreLancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, BailriggLancasterLA1 4APUKeidc@ceh.ac.ukpointOfContact2018-11-29T10:29:56ISO 19115 (UK GEMINI)1.0 (2.2)29903urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSGLand Cover Map 2015 (vector, N. Ireland)2017-04-12publication2017-03-01creationhttps://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/60764028-adeb-4316-987a-14b3b21a8f9a10.5285/60764028-adeb-4316-987a-14b3b21a8f9adoi:Rowland, C.S., Morton, R.D., Carrasco, L., McShane, G., O'Neil, A.W., Wood, C.M. (2017). Land Cover Map 2015 (vector, N. Ireland). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/60764028-adeb-4316-987a-14b3b21a8f9aThis dataset consists of the vector version of the Land Cover Map 2015 (LCM2015) for Northern Ireland. The vector data set is the core LCM data set from which the full range of other LCM2015 products is derived. It provides a number of attributes including land cover at the target class level (given as an integer value and also as text), the number of pixels within the polygon classified as each land cover type and a probability value provided by the classification algorithm (for full details see the LCM2015 Dataset Documentation). The 21 target classes are based on the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Broad Habitats, which encompass the entire range of UK habitats. LCM2015 is a land cover map of the UK which was produced at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology by classifying satellite images from 2014 and 2015 into 21 Broad Habitat-based classes. It is the latest in a series of land cover maps, which began with Land Cover Map of Great Britain (LCMGB) in 1990 (LCMGB is now often referred to as LCM1990), and was followed by Land Cover Maps for 2000 and 2007 (LCM2000 and LCM2007 respectively), both of which covered the entire UK.
LCM2015 consists of a range of raster and vector products and users should familiarise themselves with the full range (see related records, the CEH web site and the LCM2015 Dataset documentation) to select the product most suited to their needs.
Rowland, C.S.Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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authorMorton, R.D.Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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authorCarrasco, L.Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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authorMcShane, G.Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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authorO'Neil, A.W.Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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authorWood, C.M.Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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authorEnvironmental Information Data Centre
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publishernotPlannedLand CoverthemeGEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.02008-06-01publicationLand coverMappingNatural capitalBespoke licensing conditions apply to these data. If you choose to download the data, the CEH Data Licensing team will contact you to negotiate a licence.If you reuse this data, you should cite: Rowland, C.S., Morton, R.D., Carrasco, L., McShane, G., O'Neil, A.W., Wood, C.M. (2017). Land Cover Map 2015 (vector, N. Ireland). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/60764028-adeb-4316-987a-14b3b21a8f9aotherRestrictionsunknownVector10engutf8environmentimageryBaseMapsEarthCover2013-01-012015-12-01-8.178-5.43254.02255.313ESRI file geodatabaseunknownShape fileunknownKML (Google Earth)unknownGeography Markup Language (GML)unknownMapInfo TABunknownEnvironmental Information Data Centreeidc@ceh.ac.ukdistributorhttps://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/download?fileIdentifier=60764028-adeb-4316-987a-14b3b21a8f9aGet the dataOrder a copy of this dataorderhttp://eidc.ceh.ac.uk/metadata/60764028-adeb-4316-987a-14b3b21a8f9a/zip_export/Supporting informationSupporting information available to assist in re-use of this datasetinformationdatasetdatasetFor LCM2015, per-pixel classifications were conducted, using a random forest classification algorithm to classify the different land cover types. The resultant classifications were then mosaicked together, with the best classifications taking priority. This produced a per-pixel classification of the UK, which was then 'imported' into the spatial framework, recording a number of attributes, including the majority class per polygon which is the Land Cover class for each polygon. The 25m raster classification product is the majority class per polygon i.e. the dominant class for each polygon.
LCM2015 uses a spatial framework that is similar to the LCM2007 framework. For both LCM2007 and LCM2015 the framework is based on generalised OS MasterMap (R). The generalisation (or simplification) process was used to remove very small objects, which provided unnecessary detail. In LCM2007 larger polygons were split using image segmentation; however this was not done for LCM2015.